Qween City

"The Instagram stories are always telling me how to take care of myself. It’s helpful, mostly. Except for when it isn’t."

Have you found yourself unable to start... well, anything? Maybe it's your morning shower, or maybe it's that ambitious new jewelry company you devised one especially manic Saturday. QC friend & contributor Katie Cosgrove sure has, and is here to tell you: You. Are. Not. Alone. This is the first in an installment of what (we hope!) will be a (ir)regularly occurring series of essays, but of course, we ain't gonna hold her to it. After all, "sludgy" isn't an adjective we've been called.... yet.

The Sludge of Self-Care The Instagram stories are always telling me how to take care of myself. It’s helpful, mostly. Except for when it isn’t.

Join us tonight at TheGypsyParlor for Dining Out For Life - Western New York in support of Evergreen Health's supportive HIV services!! We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with the incredible gang at Gypsy in support of this awesome cause for the fifth year in a row. All you need to do to support is bring your appetite tonight, but please consider donating a little extra -- there are some amazing raffle prizes up for grabs, including:

• $500 gift certificate to Reeds Jewelers
• Lockhouse Distillery package
• iPad Pro
• Two Buffalo Philharmonic tickets and a $100 gift certificate to CRaVing restaurant
• Two roundtrip JetBlue tickets.
• Not only that, but every donor (of $25 or more) receives a Delta Sonic Super Kiss (good for two Super Kiss Washes).

See you there! 5 p.m. - close!

Today's the day! Check out one of more than 50 participating restaurants throughout WNY and please consider making a donation to Evergreen Health’s supportive HIV services before October 31st. Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, KeyBank for matching all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $12,000!

This week is super exciting around the ol' QCHQ -- It's the five-year anniversary of our first week of posts way back in October 2016, y'all!! Back then the ed-in-chief typed those first several stories with one finger, the other hand snuggly in a cast; since that rocky beginning we've been lucky enough to talk to and write about over 100 women in our community, take part in several exciting & inspiring collaborations with myriad organizations in town, publish several up-and-coming voices in the city, & welcome FOUR dang babies to the tribe!

It has been an absolute honor to meet you & tell these stories, Buffalo. We look forward to continuing the work in 2022 & beyond. 🖤💛🖤

(Here are some fun collages we made in 2019, used to tell the story of Qween City on the pages of Buffalo Boss Babes, Sept. 2019: https://www.buffalobossbabes.com/buffalo-boss-babes/2019/9/6/buffalo-boss-babe-kristy-rock).